Charles Phelps

Tuesday

Sep 24, 2013 at 2:26 AM

Charles Lee Phelps, 75, of Fort Smith passed away in his home on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. He was born in Bakersfield, Calif., to George and Aileen Phelps and was a 1957 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He was a retired sales representative of Eads Furniture, where he had worked for 23 years, and was a member of the Arkansas Furniture Association. He was also a retired member of the Arkansas National Guard. He was an active member of Fianna Hills Baptist Church and served on the personnel committee. He was a member of Fianna Hills Country Club and was in the "Chili Dippers Club."

Charles Lee Phelps, 75, of Fort Smith passed away in his home on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. He was born in Bakersfield, Calif., to George and Aileen Phelps and was a 1957 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He was a retired sales representative of Eads Furniture, where he had worked for 23 years, and was a member of the Arkansas Furniture Association. He was also a retired member of the Arkansas National Guard. He was an active member of Fianna Hills Baptist Church and served on the personnel committee. He was a member of Fianna Hills Country Club and was in the "Chili Dippers Club."

Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Fianna Hills Baptist Church with entombment following at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home in Fort Smith.

He is survived by his wife, Del Cherry-Phelps of the home; two daughters, Jennifer Walker and her husband Chris of Sheridan and DeShonne Richmond and her husband Jim of Roland; a son, Dwayne Cherry and his wife Teresa of Roland; two sisters, Mary Jane Gaspar and her husband Norman of Bend, Ore., and Geanetta Williams and her husband Rodney of Hot Springs; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.